The Heart of Florida's Emerald Coast, the community of Destin, Fort Walton Beach, and Okaloosa Island joined the 2017 Viper 640 North American Championships to welcome all sailors, friends, families, spectators, and volunteers to one of the best sailing venues in the United States, Fort Walton Beach.

Please the link below to learn about the area, find accommodations, and find things to do on your extended stay in his wonderful area.

We are at 63 early entries for the 2017 Beacon Group Viper North American Championship. This is a record for the Viper Class, and we hope to hit over seventy in the coming months. This is a reminder to get your early entry fees in before the end of April deadline for early entry discounts. Please check your status at: https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=2996 and complete payment processing please.

We are organizing a North Sails Viper Clinic For Tuesday, October 24th. The only fee to register for the clinic is a smile.

Two more sponsors stepped up to the plate. We would like to thank SpinSheet Magazine and the Mississippi Brewing Company for joining the 2017 Beacon Group Viper North American Championship team. Thank you.

If you know of anybody on the fence about making the trip to the 2017 Beacon Group Viper 640 North American Championship, please put them in contact with Craig and Debora at contact@gulfperformancesailing.com to see what they can do to help the fence sitters.

Hello all Viper sailors.With the enthusiasim and even more entries into the 2017 Beacon Group Viper 640 North American Championship, the early registration deadline has been extended to May 13. https://yachtscoring.com/emenu.cfm?eID=2996Lets get to 70 boats!See ya'll soon.2017 Beacon Group Viper 640 North American Championship Committee

Thank you , Beach Liquors, for signing up as a Silver Sponsor for the 2017 Beacon Group Viper 640 North American Championships. Beach Liquors is real close by to the Fort Walton Yacht Club, and for those of you staying in Destin or Okaloosa Island for the event, you will be passing by Beach Liquors each day. : http://www.beachliquors.net/

From the 2017 Beacon Group Viper 640 North American Championship event:

Hello, all Viper Sailors.

Time is getting close. The Bow Numbers are printed and ready to be assigned. If you have a bow number already affixed to you boat, please Email Craig at contact@gulfperformancesailing.com so the organiziers can do their best to match up bow number stickers with pre-exisitng bow numbers.